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Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver realtor,discusses the impacts of implementing rental restrictions on Vancouver condos in this video blog. Rental restrictions are detrimental to a building because they restrict the freedom of the owner. If you choose to travel for three months, you will not be able to rent your home out at the last moment. 25% [...]
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Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver realtor, video blogs about another way that the host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics will be affected. Downtown Vancouver’s roads will be shutdown to traffic from February 4th, 2010 through to March 1st, 2010. If you are buying or selling a downtown Vancouver condo you won’t be able to move during [...]
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June 2009 in Vancouver real estate was yet another strong month. In fact, it was the second strongest June on record. We saw inventory levels (active listings) continue to fall while demand (sales) strengthened.
Downtown Vancouver Homes for Sale (Downtown Vancouver Condos only) – 462
After three consecutive months of declining Active Listings we finally saw a [...]
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May 2009 was the strongest month in the Vancouver real estate market that we’d seen in a while. In my regular series of updates, we now turn our attention to the Vancouver neighborhood of Kitsilano where the trend was no different. In fact, if anything the positive trend was stronger in Kitsilano than many other [...]
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Balanced markets emerging
If you’ve been reading this blog lately, or just watching the For Sale signs on your street, you know that the Vancouver real estate market has come back to life. In a number of recent posts, I’ve pointed out that this resurgence began with the reappearance of the first-time home buyer into the [...]
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Here are the Kitsilano real estate market statistics for February, 2009.
Kitsilano Homes for Sale (Kitsilano Condos only) – 191
After Active Listings dropped for four straight months in the Kitsilano real estate market, we saw a slight uptick in February 2009. Active listings rose to 191 (from 189 in January, 2009).
Kitsilano Homes Sold (Kitsilano Condos only) [...]
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This update is for the Grandview area of Vancouver (aka Commercial Drive) in January 2009.
Grandview Vancouver Homes for Sale (Grandview Vancouver Condos only)
- 41
In January 2009 the Grandview area of Vancouver had 41 Active Listings. This is the third month in a row that we`ve seen listings drop. We’ve seen a steady, and consistent decline [...]
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The New Yorker is a seven storey 84 unit concrete tower built in 2001. It’s located in the very popular Kitsilano neighborhood of Arbutus Walk. The Arbutus Walk neighborhood was originally an old brewery, but was converted into a very desirable neighborhood of condominiums in the late 1990s.
The New Yorker is located within walking distance [...]
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Here are the Coal Harbour real estate market statistics for January, 2009.
Coal Harbour Homes for Sale (Coal Harbour Condos only) – 23
The total Active Listings in the Coal Harbour real estate market fell once more to 233. This is the third month in a row that we`ve seen a decrease and we are now on [...]
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The Pinnacle is a 36 storey condominium development in the Yaletown district of Downtown Vancouver. Built in 1997 it contains 300 suites. The Pinnacle is a fantastic building for first-time buyers or investors looking for high returns on their investment.
Demand for affordable rental accomodations in Yaletown is high. Their is a high level of amenities [...]
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